Do you have young children who are preparing to go back to school? Are you looking for a craft activity to do with them? Discover a craft and DIY activity: make a wooden Geoboard at home!
What is a Geoboard?
Are you a fan of positive education and Montessori-type concepts?
You're going to love 
the Geoboard!
The Geoboard is a fun tool that allows children to discover the world of spatial geometry. In this way, children can playfully acquire complex concepts. The Geoboard helps them develop their cognitive functions and the manipulation of objects in space.
With a Geoboard, you will help your children understand many concepts related to spatial geometry:
- making planar shapes
- translation concepts
- rotation
- reflection on similarities
- coordination
- addition
- right angles
- pattern repetition
- classification
- scaling
- position
- area and perimeter
But a Geoboard goes much further than that! It's not just about geometry and abstract concepts. A wooden Geoboard develops a taste for discovery and for manipulating objects.
Start making a DIY Geoboard
You will need a little bit of material to make your Geoboard with your children:
- 1 wooden board
- 1 wood drill
- 1 wood drill bit
- Some wooden sticks
- Rubber bands
With Aire, we took advantage of some time during the summer to make a wooden Geoboard in our workshop. Find our tutorial video. It's the easiest way to see the whole manufacturing process. Don't worry if you have little equipment at home! You don't need to sand the wood with an electric sander, for example. We started with a piece of scrap wood that was in very poor condition. But you can take a higher quality piece of wood. Just avoid splinters for the children.
Want to try an online Geoboard?
If you are interested in the Geoboard but want to familiarize yourself with the concept first, we have a solution for you.
Discover this site: https://apps.mathlearningcenter.org/geoboard/
It's a small online application, it's easy to get started with and it will allow you to try out the functions of the Geoboard.
However, we must warn you, it will not be the same for your children. The whole point of a Geoboard is to manipulate it, to play with physical elements.
Share a moment with your children
Making a Geoboard with your children is offering yourselves a fun and friendly moment. It's an excellent way to create memories with them. And on top of that, creating a toy with your child will make this toy absolutely unique in their eyes. It's an object of great sentimental value that they will keep by their side for a long time. So take the time to do this workshop with your child and build your most beautiful memories together.
We are here for you
If you have any questions about making a wooden Geoboard, about the tools or about the concepts around this wooden toy for children, do not hesitate to contact us. We will be happy to support you in carrying out this workshop. If you want to create a workshop in a classroom with several children, we can also support you in this endeavor. Making a Geoboard is really very simple. Believe us, you have to go for it.
And at worst, a hole next to it... That will give it its charm.
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See you soon
Aire
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